Ima's new camera!

Saba bought Ima a new camera for her birthday, so she has officially turned into a "mamarazzi." Today, she managed to get some pretty good shots of Asher's new black eye, which he got by trying to use an open door to stand up and falling into the doorpost. Ouch! You know what we say around here, though..."The bigger the boy, the bigger the bump...."

Ima can't resist the baby feet...

Ashi LOVES his learning puppy - thanks Savta!

Cuddled up after a much-needed nap with Ima and Abba

Beautiful eyes.

A silly little smile for Abba.

Contemplating something in the Wissahickon

Enjoying bubbles

Playing with his choo choo - thanks Auntie Al!


Examining wheels with Abba.

Saba and Uncle Steve visit!

Saba had to have a cheesesteak on his visit to Philly! (Ashi munched some bread)

Off-roading in the Wissahickon.

Uncle Steve is so much fun!

ASHER'S FIRST PURIM!!!

Asher dressed up as a scary dragon for Purim!

A pic of the whole family

Asher and his friend Shalva (Tigger).

Asher and Ima at her school's Purim celebration.

Asher enjoyed his Purim brownie a little too much!

Sometimes even scary dragons need to clean up.

Hiker Asher

Asher broke out his new ride yesterday and went hiking in the Wissahickon with Abba, Ima, and Rivky. It off-roaded surprisingly well, even up big hills and over rocky ground.

Pictures from a Friday afternoon together

After a failed nap attempt, we now find Ashi doing this:

Sharing Cheerios with Rivky:

Nap success! Everyone knows snuggling up with Ima is way better than a crib.

Ashi's first mac and cheese

I'm sure it's the first of many to come...

Asher meets puppy Granger

Granger the puppy was so happy to meet Asher, because she thought another puppy had come over to play. Too bad Auntie Amanda stepped in to ruin the fun. At least they got to share a toy...

Asher is Gram's little boy

Wheels

Asher loves wheels! He's drawn like a magnet to anything laying around that has wheels. Maybe he would also like a truck or something for his birthday...

Ashi's Birthday wishlist...

Asher is concerned. He told me that he's sure everyone is already worried about what to buy him for his birthday...in fact, that's probably all anyone thinks about. He doesn't want anyone to stress out, so we'll be posting updates to his wishlist on this blog to better inform his adoring public.

#1 Tickle me Elmo
Asher thinks Elmo is about the funniest thing on TV. An Elmo that moves on his own might entertain Ashi enough to give Ima 20 minutes of peace and (relative) quiet - a small miracle.

#2 VTech Tote n'Go Laptop Plus
This laptop looks more or less like Ima's, but is much less expensive and much harder to damage.

Ashi gives kisses

Ima's favorite time of the day, when she can get it - the pre-bedtime snuggle. Watch Ashi give kisses about halfway through.

Asher crawls!

We discovered the trick to getting Asher to crawl: Put him in the room with one thing he is absolutely not allowed to have, and he'll go straight for it.

Purim Preview

Asher's Purim costume is WAY too cute to show to you before Purim is actually here, but we thought you would enjoy this little preview.

Asleep despite himself

Ashi was so sleepy this morning...His Abba sat him up on the couch, looked back a minute later, and this is what he found. He was so fast asleep that Ima put socks and shoes on him without him even stirring.